Union County, NJ

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area

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The top four largest cities in Union County are Linden, Elizabeth, Westfield, and Rahway. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Union County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Union County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Union County compare?

Union County ($2,140) has a 8.5% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of New Jersey ($1,973) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Union County is rank 5th out of 21 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 16 other counties. Union County is the 5th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Union County, NJ

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,551
studio
$1,768
1-Bedroom
$2,140
2-Bedroom
$2,695
3-Bedroom
$3,065
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,694
studio
$1,931
1-Bedroom
$2,337
2-Bedroom
$2,943
3-Bedroom
$3,347
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
07065 $1,610 $1,830 $2,220 $2,800 $3,180
07066 $1,640 $1,870 $2,260 $2,850 $3,240
07016 $1,910 $2,180 $2,640 $3,320 $3,780
07023 $2,190 $2,500 $3,020 $3,800 $4,330
07027 $1,690 $1,930 $2,330 $2,930 $3,340
07033 $1,920 $2,190 $2,650 $3,340 $3,800
07036 $1,400 $1,590 $1,930 $2,430 $2,760
07061 $1,570 $1,780 $2,160 $2,720 $3,090
07065 $1,610 $1,830 $2,220 $2,800 $3,180
07066 $1,640 $1,870 $2,260 $2,850 $3,240
07081 $2,090 $2,380 $2,880 $3,630 $4,120
07090 $2,120 $2,420 $2,930 $3,690 $4,200
07091 $1,570 $1,780 $2,160 $2,720 $3,090
07092 $2,100 $2,390 $2,900 $3,650 $4,150
07202 $1,360 $1,550 $1,880 $2,370 $2,690
07203 $1,410 $1,610 $1,950 $2,460 $2,790
07204 $1,440 $1,640 $1,990 $2,510 $2,850
07206 $1,300 $1,490 $1,800 $2,270 $2,580
07207 $1,570 $1,780 $2,160 $2,720 $3,090
07208 $1,410 $1,600 $1,940 $2,440 $2,780
07901 $2,140 $2,440 $2,950 $3,720 $4,230
07902 $1,570 $1,780 $2,160 $2,720 $3,090
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
07065 $1,449 $1,647 $1,998 $2,520 $2,862
07066 $1,476 $1,683 $2,034 $2,565 $2,916
07016 $1,719 $1,962 $2,376 $2,988 $3,402
07023 $1,971 $2,250 $2,718 $3,420 $3,897
07027 $1,521 $1,737 $2,097 $2,637 $3,006
07033 $1,728 $1,971 $2,385 $3,006 $3,420
07036 $1,260 $1,431 $1,737 $2,187 $2,484
07061 $1,413 $1,602 $1,944 $2,448 $2,781
07065 $1,449 $1,647 $1,998 $2,520 $2,862
07066 $1,476 $1,683 $2,034 $2,565 $2,916
07081 $1,881 $2,142 $2,592 $3,267 $3,708
07090 $1,908 $2,178 $2,637 $3,321 $3,780
07091 $1,413 $1,602 $1,944 $2,448 $2,781
07092 $1,890 $2,151 $2,610 $3,285 $3,735
07202 $1,224 $1,395 $1,692 $2,133 $2,421
07203 $1,269 $1,449 $1,755 $2,214 $2,511
07204 $1,296 $1,476 $1,791 $2,259 $2,565
07206 $1,170 $1,341 $1,620 $2,043 $2,322
07207 $1,413 $1,602 $1,944 $2,448 $2,781
07208 $1,269 $1,440 $1,746 $2,196 $2,502
07901 $1,926 $2,196 $2,655 $3,348 $3,807
07902 $1,413 $1,602 $1,944 $2,448 $2,781
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
07065 $1,771 $2,013 $2,442 $3,080 $3,498
07066 $1,804 $2,057 $2,486 $3,135 $3,564
07016 $2,101 $2,398 $2,904 $3,652 $4,158
07023 $2,409 $2,750 $3,322 $4,180 $4,763
07027 $1,859 $2,123 $2,563 $3,223 $3,674
07033 $2,112 $2,409 $2,915 $3,674 $4,180
07036 $1,540 $1,749 $2,123 $2,673 $3,036
07061 $1,727 $1,958 $2,376 $2,992 $3,399
07065 $1,771 $2,013 $2,442 $3,080 $3,498
07066 $1,804 $2,057 $2,486 $3,135 $3,564
07081 $2,299 $2,618 $3,168 $3,993 $4,532
07090 $2,332 $2,662 $3,223 $4,059 $4,620
07091 $1,727 $1,958 $2,376 $2,992 $3,399
07092 $2,310 $2,629 $3,190 $4,015 $4,565
07202 $1,496 $1,705 $2,068 $2,607 $2,959
07203 $1,551 $1,771 $2,145 $2,706 $3,069
07204 $1,584 $1,804 $2,189 $2,761 $3,135
07206 $1,430 $1,639 $1,980 $2,497 $2,838
07207 $1,727 $1,958 $2,376 $2,992 $3,399
07208 $1,551 $1,760 $2,134 $2,684 $3,058
07901 $2,354 $2,684 $3,245 $4,092 $4,653
07902 $1,727 $1,958 $2,376 $2,992 $3,399

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Union County, New Jersey: Linden, Elizabeth, Westfield, Rahway, Cranford, Summit, Elizabethport, Roselle, Springfield, Clark, Roselle Park, Kenilworth, Fanwood, Mountainside, Garwood, and Plainfield.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Union County, New Jersey: 07036, 07202, 07090, 07208, 07065, 07016, 07901, 07206, 07203, 07081, 07066, 07204, 07033, 07023, 07092, 07027, 07207, 07061, 07902, and 07091.

Union County, NJ is considered part of the following metro FMR area: NEWARK, NJ HUD METRO FMR AREA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Essex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, and Sussex County, NJ.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.